The frivol symbolism of the Red Hat only Charles Perrault and brought, and the popular version of any "men" did not mean, but meant - in the direct text - brutal murder and eating. In Germany and France at the time of the birth of the fairy tale was a real ahtung with wild wolves, respectively, children should be intimidated in a form understandable to children.
In general, the popular versions are closer to Grimm, and Perro is too inclined to decorate everything with curtains.